Coin-slot meter and machine.



, PATENTED MAY 28 1907.

M. KING & 'J. E. JAMES. COIN SLOT METER AND MACHINE.

APPLIOATZWN FILED DBO. 7,1905.

NVVENTORS':

w/ mts'sfsf .Towfl which? ifi'mflq'j concern: T I I 5 g' "Be itknow'n that'We, l\-IIQHAEL K1NG,a sub- 'fject of theKingi ofGreat Britain and Ireland, t &o.';'residing'at 'Wickham'; in the State of '5 New South-\Vales, Commonwealth of Austra lie," and JOHN EDWARD JAMES, a-snbject of the Kingoff Great Britain and Ireland, &c., re- 7 siding at=islington,in theState oiNew South ve invented certain new and. useful lei- I and We do hereby declare the following to he o a full,- clear'yandexact description of the in- ,pvention, such as will enable others skilled'in the art to':which 'itappertains to make and nsf'the'sanie. v

' i This invention comprises improvements in coin slot maclii-nes', for example penny in o theslo gasm rers,ofwhich; We know none quitesatisfahtoryf p jOuI i'devic'e snot delicate, not expensive, l 'is'jeas to; attend to, The coins'do not Ike in? it and'neither too much or too little. gas allowedfoi'itlieprepayiiient, as the gas ,valveicloses :and'fopens' readily, for 'we'dis'- pense "with" glandsj vhich when used cause difiieulties in Working; i

1 sionthedevice ivillnot choke; each coin will in. 'tfurrfi be made to operate .the mechanism to allow the'llow of an equivalant in gas (which Word hereinafter includes any analo- V F gens" commodity predetermined nuni- ,be riof coins'tX-for example twelve) can he in- ,ser ted one after another toprepay for a 001 respontlmg iaf'iitity'of gas-at will, and an spect-loi viich get" is consumable.

flliefn entixurg'which applies to metg rs g nera is'illns'tiated as applied to a \vet aid for is eonsunxei'l and com re nserted and a handle when the am fidth suit g tlleidia neterof the coin;

provh led or giving s ahalf turn Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed Deceiiiber 7,1905. serial No. 290,704.

ales, Commonwealth of Australia aforesaid,

movements infioimslot Meters and Machines i If "coins ybe inserte (l in immediate fence-esindicator vvih show' the, prepayment in re- J17. i H I i one:- "vl ejnt hze the. gas valve to shut off gas coin herein indicating a Ann open fslot o'r chute I into a baring-e1, or" revei sihl e "cvlin de'r which has a jpocketadapted to so receive the l hat firt of the latter projects immune "tfinffa' revolnhle shaft or inal handle is" .to'r the carriage;*thiis 'tiirning hotli coin and I N s vritwmlss innsrmnm.

oom-SLOT I METER ANn'MAcHmE.

to the cash box, at'the same time makmg available in exchange alprei'leterlnined the handle. I o v This invention 1s illustrated in the accomanism neing locked, but ready to be operated the parts in- Fi 1 Fig. 3' aleft end elevation of the parts in l i'g. "1 Fig. 4" a vertical transcoin chute ln these drawings a indicates a the carriage is given ah al turn, th cointhen dropping as through p assage 9' into a cash box;

travel of the handle and carriage sothat' be While 1 indicates a. slot in a lugon ashaftxm;

' Wheel "/2 (F 5).having at least tivo opposite sure stop is what We use;

a s the end of with the slot 1.

eoinis droppedjfrom the carriage.

slidalg'ly'mountedonfa square or other sfuitj riage b. ounted on \vor'm r'is cant 7: which on insertion of a coin; Fig. 2 a plan-v-iew of verse. section on line 8 Fig. 1;Fig. '5 an en la rged elevation of the ratchet wheel; and Fig. 6 an. elevation of the scale.

h shows a handle adapted to tu'rn the caI- riage and i/ a stop on framing t0 lilnitthe' fore the half turn is made the coin canentel" the carriage taking the position'dotte di atjc;

Thelug' is turned a ljialficircleeachgtiine a able 'ishait 's. Pinion q t irn's, and woi'rni' "slides as per arrow (withoutoturiiingl a [determined distance (for eiia npleoiie thre'ac l" turn} when handle l2v is turned aspen arrow .9 if a coin is adinittedto and dropped fifoni tun.

hefore the insertioniof the coinjl' olds'up end arm also mounted relativelv to float valve- 11:

if *Knseyos] Mamie, ANY-D; JOHN'EDWARD JAi-I E's 'oFlIsi-JNGToN.

' amount of gas. When the carriage iselnpty the mechanism isnot affected by turnln'g of panying drawings, to the'precise details of which however i-tis not lln11f&(l, as there may shown apart from a ineter, and without the all gas paid for has been supplied, the nieohor passage, b a carriage (shown cylindrical) M having coin pockets with based on Whichf thecoin may rest, and c, an apertuie sai I" Tiagecasingf for dischar e of the eoin when having suitable means to revent the turning of the shaft or lug bac 'ward. A ratchet no shes or teeth, with a sarin awl'or" res-1' 1 23.1 7 PM pocket c ii hleh is irlliii that its motion governs that valve. Wliile cam 1 holds up arm if, an eye or stop 1 on' that the float being free to rise, does so.-

whereupon valve to opens and admits gas to the meter. When enough gas has been consumed mechanism hereafter explained causes eye or stop c to descend and so close the valve. which descends below the meter water level, and forms a water seal, no gland being necessary. A suitably toothed-wheel s on shafts gears with worm .r on the meter spindle :c by which the fisual meter index train is operated. As gas is consumed spindle ;r turns wheel 8' consequently shaft s, and pinion 9 being kept stationary, worm r not only turns but also slides back toward arm t. The pawl pressure on ratchet n made sutiicient to resist any tendency of pinion g to turn. Atthe end of worm r is a recess, or support for a loose ring 2- which does not turn with the worm, and which carries a pointer 1'' (Figs. 1 and 6' to indicate on any suitable dial or indicator. suclias r, Fig. 6 the number of coins inserted in respect of which gas is still consumable. If for example '3 coins were inserted and the worm r thus carried a tance of 3 threads in the direction of arrow 7, the pointer would indicate 3: then when consumption of the gas began, it would indicate in due time 2. then 1. and finally 0. 1' indicates a. guide rail l'or pointer r Worm r'w ll have returned to its starting pointwhen all the gas paid for has been consumed and cam 1" will. then have passed under the end t of arm and raised it thus closing valve a". 1

Tooth wheel s is changeable, allowing one with more or less teeth to be substituted according to the price of gas, that is the quantity to be supplied for the coin. If a 16 tooth wheel be used when 16 cubic feet of gas are sold for one coin, a 20 tooth'wheel would serve when 20 feet were to be sold therefor. .2 represents a rod (shown in Fig. 2 only) so located that, when the coin efi'ect ing' the maximum prepayment (for example the twelfth penny.) has been inserted, worm will press end .2 of rod 2 and cause the other end of that rod which is connected to a cut off plate y pivoted as at 'y to swirg 'the said Arm '1. is located within a tube 3 upporte d by plate. 3 can be droppedi r ilo the carriage slot when rod 2 regains its normal 'pOSltlOll. V

a3" is a tube round a: to act as a water seal, and j shows a bed plate andattached tram ing or the like.

m "311 of-the pressure of worm r.

It is well understood that existing inven tions perform various functions herein indicated, but in the novel combinations we use there is simplicity, effectiveness and utility.

What We do claim as our invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1 1. In coin-actuated mechanism, in combination, an operating handle, a worm adapted to be rotated by such handle, a gear adapted to be rotated by said worm, asliding worm adapted to be moved by said gear, and means for rotating said sliding worm to restore it to its original position.

.2. In coin actuated mechanism, in combination, an operating handle. a worm adapted to be rotated by' such handle, a gear, adapted to be rotated by said worm, a sliding worm adapted to be moved by said gear, a shaft upon which said gear slides, a gear carried by said shaft, and a worm adapted to rotate sa'yd gear.

3. In coin-actuated mechanism, in combination, an operating handle. a worm adapi ed to be rotated by said handle, a gear adapted to be rotated by said worm, a sliding worm moved by said gear, an actuating part arranged adjacentto the normal position of said sliding worm, and ac a-m mounted on said sliding worm and adapted to be rotated by the latter tomove said actuating part.

4. In'coin-actuated mechanism. in combination, an operating handle, a rotatable worm arranged in direct line with said operating handle and a gear rotated by said worm, a sliding worm adapted to be moved by said gear, a shaft on which said sliding worm is mounted, a pinion at the end of said shaft, and a. thirdworm for operating said pinion.

5. ln coin-actuated mechanism. in combination, an operating handle. a sliding worm adapted to be moved by said handle. and gearingfor rotating said sliding worm ina. reverse direction. such gearing being adapted to be changed to produce a slower or fasterrotative movement of said sliding worm.

5. ln coin-actuated mechanism, in combination, a shaft, a worm slidab'ly mounted thereon, a fixed gear for,sliding such worm, a second shaft adapted to be turned to move said sliding worm, and a. second worm fixer on such shaft.

7. ln coin-actuated mechanism, in combination. a shaft, a worm slidably mounted thereon, a fixed gear for sliding such worm,a second shaft adapted to be turned to move said sliding worm. a second worm lixed on worm 'r, a shaftm adapted't-e be turned, and

posed between said worms, and

Y saegeei such shaft, and a ring loosely mounted on said shdlng worm, such rmg carrymg a pornter.

8. In coln-aetuated :meehan1sm, ln eomblr nation, a shafts, having thereon e slidin hvinggthereon a fixed worm p, a gear 9 interposed etween sald worms, anda, eonnectlon adapted yo turn said shaft 8 comprising a worm'x and-a gears mounted on the shafts. r5

In w tness whereof We have hereunto set our bends in the resence of two Witnesses.

gMI HAEL KING. IJOHN EDWARD JAMES. \Vitness'es WI LIAM HEN-RY WARHURST, JOHN PH Rms ALLEN. 

